MARION DAVIES PHOTOGRAPH

CHOICE ORIGINAL

1/2 length portrait dressed in a dark dress with black and

 white patterned collar with lace blouse and ruffle tie, a

 large stone broach and a stylish hat with ostrich feathers

 Vintage, 10 3/8" x 13 3/8", double weight, matte, deckled edge; photo by

 James Manatt of Hollywood ** for MGM with his rubberstamp on verso:

Kindly credit MANATT M.G.M.

(unsigned)

** James Manatt for over two decades was one of the top still men at MGM, where he

 worked with Marion Davies on a number of still sittings. Manatt also worked with  

 Greta Garbo and Katharine Hepburn.

Condition: fine, fresh

Marion Davies (born Marion Cecelia Douras) was an American screen actress. Her film career

extended from 1917 to 1937. Some of her films include Show People (1928), The Patsy (1928), 

Cain and Abel (1936). But she was most famous for being the protegee and mistress for 30 years

of newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst. See page 251 "The Times We Had: Life with 

William Randolph Hearst" by Marion Davies. 

                    

Born: 1897, Brooklyn, New York; died: 1961, Hollywood, California.